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21 затраты на хранение
1) Construction: storage costs2) Economy: expenses of storage, storage expenses3) Makarov: cost of storage, costs of storage, housing cost, housing costs4) Microsoft: carrying costУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > затраты на хранение
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22 расходы расход·ы
эк.expenditure, expenses, costsисчислять расходы — to estimate / to calculate expenses
оплачивать расходы — to meet the costs / expenses
повлечь (большие) расходы — to entact / to entail (great) expenses
все расходы покрыты ("всё включено") — all expenses paid
санкционировать / утвердить расходы — to authorize expenses / spending
сократить расходы — to cut back / to curtail / to reduce expenditures / spending
увеличивать расходы — to increase / to pile up exenditure / spending
административно-управленческие расходы — expenditure on adminisration and management, administrative and management costs / expenditure
военные расходы — defence / military spending / expenditure
уровень военных расходов — level of military expenditure / spending
государственные расходы на социальные нужды — government expenditure(s) for welfare and social benefits
резко сократить государственные расходы на социальные нужды — to slash government expenditure(s) on social needs
государственные расходы, финансируемые за счет займов — government loan expenditure(s)
дорожные / путевые расходы — travelling / travel expenses
канцелярские расходы — office outlay / expenditure
накладные расходы — overhead charges / costs / expenses
непроизводительные расходы — unproductive / nonproductive expenditure(s)
текущие расходы — current expenditure(s), operating costs / expenses, recurrent / recurring costs
чрезвычайные расходы — extraordinary expenditure / expenses
расходы на вооружение — expenditure on armaments, arms expenditure
сокращение / уменьшение расходов — cutback of spending, curtailment of expenses, reduction of outlays
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23 стоимость содержания
1) General subject: upkeep2) Engineering: maintenance3) Railway term: cost of up-keep4) Automobile industry: cost of upkeep, maintenance charge, maintenance cost, maintenance expense5) Mining: upkeeps7) Business: upkeep cost8) Makarov: housing cost (птицы, скота), housing costs (птицы, скота)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > стоимость содержания
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24 стоимость хранения
1) Law: storage cost2) Business: carrying charge, carrying cost, storage, storage expenses3) Quality control: holding cost (запасов)4) Makarov: cost of storage, costs of storage, housing cost, housing costsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > стоимость хранения
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25 eliminación
f.1 elimination, removal, discard, disposal.2 put-out.3 elimination.* * *1 elimination* * *noun f.1) elimination2) removal* * *SF1) (=de posibilidades) elimination2) [de concursante, deportista] eliminationprotestó por su eliminación del concurso — she protested against her elimination from the competition
3) (=desaparición) [de mancha, obstáculo] removal; [de residuos] disposal4) [de incógnita] elimination5) (Fisiol) elimination* * *femenino elimination* * *= clearance, cutoff, deletion, elimination, erasure, removal, removing, suppression, withdrawal, disposal, disbandment, eradication, excision, axing, disbanding, overturning, clearing, wiping out.Ex. Most of the larger cities have set up wholesale slum clearance programmes and rehousing in council housing and high-rise flats.Ex. This is very important to remember in assessing the true significance of the potential of the LC catalog cutoff, to which Mr. Welsh refers.Ex. The query number Q0001 is needed for deletion at a later date.Ex. Left hand truncation, which involves the neglect of prefixes or the elimination of characters from the beginning of a word, is also possible in many systems.Ex. This method has the advantage of simplicity and ease of erasure.Ex. Other references follow, with the progressive removal of terms.Ex. The activities assigned were the following: unpacking and drying wet books; cleaning and removing mould; and dry cleaning techniques for papers and books.Ex. The practice of modifying the citation order prescribed by chain procedure can be extended beyond the suppression of time and form concepts.Ex. This situation has been severely aggravated by the sudden withdrawal of nearly a decade of federal largesse toward education and education-related activities.Ex. The current agricultural research programme includes scientific and technical research to improve land use and effluent disposal.Ex. The methods employed and labour costs associated with the disbandment are detailed.Ex. The background papers on education prepared for the conference did not include the role of libraries in the eradication of illiterary.Ex. In the light of unpopular decisions about the financing of local government, public libraries have been prime candidates for excision.Ex. This article reports briefly on the axing of the Wilson Library Bulletin.Ex. Disbanding of serials departments may result from the integration into automated systems of serials processing.Ex. This fight has caused the overturning of the tradition ofprivate ownership of presidential records.Ex. This clearing of the terminological undergrowth is only half the battle.Ex. He promoted a program of racial persecution and racism involving the wiping out of the Jews.----* eliminación de ambigüedades = disambiguation.* eliminación de basura = waste disposal.* eliminación de la cafeina = decaffeination.* eliminación del intermediario = disintermediation.* eliminación de los duplicados = deduplication.* eliminación del sarro = descaling.* eliminación de registros duplicados = duplicate elimination.* eliminación de virus = virus elimination.* * *femenino elimination* * *= clearance, cutoff, deletion, elimination, erasure, removal, removing, suppression, withdrawal, disposal, disbandment, eradication, excision, axing, disbanding, overturning, clearing, wiping out.Ex: Most of the larger cities have set up wholesale slum clearance programmes and rehousing in council housing and high-rise flats.
Ex: This is very important to remember in assessing the true significance of the potential of the LC catalog cutoff, to which Mr. Welsh refers.Ex: The query number Q0001 is needed for deletion at a later date.Ex: Left hand truncation, which involves the neglect of prefixes or the elimination of characters from the beginning of a word, is also possible in many systems.Ex: This method has the advantage of simplicity and ease of erasure.Ex: Other references follow, with the progressive removal of terms.Ex: The activities assigned were the following: unpacking and drying wet books; cleaning and removing mould; and dry cleaning techniques for papers and books.Ex: The practice of modifying the citation order prescribed by chain procedure can be extended beyond the suppression of time and form concepts.Ex: This situation has been severely aggravated by the sudden withdrawal of nearly a decade of federal largesse toward education and education-related activities.Ex: The current agricultural research programme includes scientific and technical research to improve land use and effluent disposal.Ex: The methods employed and labour costs associated with the disbandment are detailed.Ex: The background papers on education prepared for the conference did not include the role of libraries in the eradication of illiterary.Ex: In the light of unpopular decisions about the financing of local government, public libraries have been prime candidates for excision.Ex: This article reports briefly on the axing of the Wilson Library Bulletin.Ex: Disbanding of serials departments may result from the integration into automated systems of serials processing.Ex: This fight has caused the overturning of the tradition ofprivate ownership of presidential records.Ex: This clearing of the terminological undergrowth is only half the battle.Ex: He promoted a program of racial persecution and racism involving the wiping out of the Jews.* eliminación de ambigüedades = disambiguation.* eliminación de basura = waste disposal.* eliminación de la cafeina = decaffeination.* eliminación del intermediario = disintermediation.* eliminación de los duplicados = deduplication.* eliminación del sarro = descaling.* eliminación de registros duplicados = duplicate elimination.* eliminación de virus = virus elimination.* * *1 (de posibilidades) eliminationsolucionaron el problema por eliminación they solved the problem by (a) process of elimination2 (de una competición) elimination3 (de grasas, toxinas) elimination4 (de una incógnita) elimination5 (de residuos) disposalla eliminación de los residuos the disposal of the waste products* * *
eliminación sustantivo femenino
elimination;
( de residuos) disposal
eliminación sustantivo femenino elimination
' eliminación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
residuo
English:
disposal
- elimination
- removal
* * *eliminación nf1. [en juego, deporte, concurso] elimination2. [de contaminación, grasas, toxinas] elimination;[de residuos] disposal; [de fronteras, obstáculos] removal, elimination eliminación de residuos waste o garbage disposal Fighallar algo por eliminación to work sth out by a process of elimination* * *f1 elimination2 de desperdicios disposal3 INFOR deletion* * ** * *1. (en general) elimination2. (de una mancha) removal -
26 proyecto piloto
m.pilot project.* * *(n.) = pilot project, trial project, pilot schemeEx. Some of these pilot projects have been: an index to scientific report literature; indexes to public records and an index to monographs and microdocuments on housing.Ex. The MALMARC (Malaysian Machine Readable Cataloguing) trial project was launched and subsequently became operational in 1979.Ex. Under the present pilot scheme it is hoped to test the extent to which translation costs may be recoverable from royalty receipts.* * *(n.) = pilot project, trial project, pilot schemeEx: Some of these pilot projects have been: an index to scientific report literature; indexes to public records and an index to monographs and microdocuments on housing.
Ex: The MALMARC (Malaysian Machine Readable Cataloguing) trial project was launched and subsequently became operational in 1979.Ex: Under the present pilot scheme it is hoped to test the extent to which translation costs may be recoverable from royalty receipts. -
27 subsidio
m.1 benefit, allowance.subsidio de desempleo unemployment benefitsubsidio de invalidez disability allowance2 subsidy, aid, contribution, subvention.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: subsidiar.* * *1 allowance, benefit\subsidio de paro / subsidio de desempleo unemployment benefit* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Econ) (=subvención) subsidy, grant; (=ayuda financiera) aidsubsidio de desempleo — unemployment benefit, unemployment compensation (EEUU)
subsidio de enfermedad — sick benefit, sick pay
subsidio de paro — unemployment benefit, unemployment compensation (EEUU)
subsidio familiar — ≈ family credit, ≈ welfare (EEUU)
2) And (=inquietud) anxiety, worry* * *masculino subsidysubsidio de desempleo — unemployment compensation (AmE), unemployment benefit (BrE)
* * *= benefit, subsidy, subsidisation [subsidization, -USA], allowance.Ex. Community education is another form of outreach that aims to educate the public about the availability of services that can help them, about their entitlement to benefits, or about their rights under the law.Ex. Many rural bus routes have now been threatened by rising petrol costs and the withdrawal of transport subsidies.Ex. As the services prove their value and as librarians and their clientele continue to push for subsidization, society and the legislators will gradually accept the notion that at least some of these new expensive services are deserving of support.Ex. These payments cover the following: tide-over allowances for workers, including redundancy payments, resettlement allowances, and vocational training for those having to change their employment.----* que concede subsidios = grant-making.* subsidio de alquiler = housing benefit.* subsidio de desempleo = income continuation insurance, unemployment compensation, unemployment benefit.* subsidio para cambio de residencia = resettlement allowance.* subsidio por bajos ingresos = supplementary benefit.* * *masculino subsidysubsidio de desempleo — unemployment compensation (AmE), unemployment benefit (BrE)
* * *= benefit, subsidy, subsidisation [subsidization, -USA], allowance.Ex: Community education is another form of outreach that aims to educate the public about the availability of services that can help them, about their entitlement to benefits, or about their rights under the law.
Ex: Many rural bus routes have now been threatened by rising petrol costs and the withdrawal of transport subsidies.Ex: As the services prove their value and as librarians and their clientele continue to push for subsidization, society and the legislators will gradually accept the notion that at least some of these new expensive services are deserving of support.Ex: These payments cover the following: tide-over allowances for workers, including redundancy payments, resettlement allowances, and vocational training for those having to change their employment.* que concede subsidios = grant-making.* subsidio de alquiler = housing benefit.* subsidio de desempleo = income continuation insurance, unemployment compensation, unemployment benefit.* subsidio para cambio de residencia = resettlement allowance.* subsidio por bajos ingresos = supplementary benefit.* * *subsidysubsidio de enfermedad sickness benefitsubsidio de vejez retirement pension, old-age pension ( BrE)subsidio de exportación export subsidy* * *
Del verbo subsidiar: ( conjugate subsidiar)
subsidio es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
subsidió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
subsidio sustantivo masculino
subsidy;
subsidio de desempleo unemployment compensation (AmE), unemployment benefit (BrE)
subsidio sustantivo masculino allowance, benefit
subsidio agrario, agricultural financial assistance, US unemployment compensation
subsidio de desempleo, unemployment benefit
' subsidio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desempleo
- paro
English:
benefit
- dole
- sick-pay
- strike pay
- unemployment benefit
- unemployment compensation
- grant
- income
- subsidy
- unemployment
* * *subsidio nmbenefit, allowancesubsidio de desempleo unemployment benefit;subsidio de enfermedad sick pay;* * *m welfare, Brbenefit* * *subsidio nm: subsidy* * *subsidio n benefit -
28 Aufwendungen
Aufwendungen fpl 1. FIN expenditure, outgoings; 2. GEN expenditure; 3. RW charges; 4. WIWI expenditure • Aufwendungen machen RW incur expenses* * *fpl 1. < Finanz> expenditure, outgoings; 2. < Geschäft> expenditure; 3. < Rechnung> charges; 4. <Vw> expenditure ■ Aufwendungen machen < Rechnung> incur expenses* * *Aufwendungen
expenditure, expense, disbursements, improvements, outgoings;
• andere Aufwendungen (Bilanz) other expenses;
• steuerlich anerkannte (steuerabzugsfähige) Aufwendungen allowable expenditure (deduction);
• außerordentliche Aufwendungen extraordinary expenses (income), (Bilanz) special charges;
• außerordentliche und betriebsfremde Aufwendungen extraordinary and outside expenditure;
• betriebliche Aufwendungen operating expenses (expenditure);
• betriebsfremde Aufwendungen non-operating expenses;
• aus dem Erfolg zu deckende Aufwendungen expenditure to be charged to income;
• entstandene Aufwendungen expenditure occasioned;
• entstandene, aber noch nicht fällige Aufwendungen accrued expenses (account payables, US);
• erstmalige Aufwendungen initial expenditure;
• freiwillige Aufwendungen voluntary contributions;
• im Voraus gezahlte Aufwendungen prepaid expenses;
• periodenfremde Aufwendungen periodic charges (cost, expense), time cost;
• private Aufwendungen private expenditure;
• soziale Aufwendungen social expenditure (disbursements);
• andere soziale Aufwendungen (Bilanz) other social expenditure;
• unnütze Aufwendungen waste;
• verschiedene Aufwendungen (Bilanz) miscellaneous expense;
• wertsteigernde Aufwendungen [valuable] improvements;
• Aufwendungen für die Altersversorgung expenditure on retirement pensions;
• Aufwendungen für die Altersversorgung und Unterstützung pensions and assistance, cost of pension plans and related benefits;
• zusätzliche Aufwendungen für leitende Angestellte executive fringes;
• Aufwendungen für ärztliche Behandlungen medical costs;
• Aufwendungen für Bürobedarf expense on office requirements;
• Aufwendungen für die Errichtung von Wohnhäusern residential outlay;
• Aufwendungen für Forschungsarbeiten investment in research;
• Aufwendungen für Leistungen aus dem Käuferland (Exportwirtschaft) local costs;
• Aufwendungen für Löhne und Gehälter wage and salary disbursements;
• Aufwendungen für Rohstoffe cost of raw materials;
• Aufwendungen für Roh-, Hilfs- und Betriebsstoffe (Bilanz) purchases;
• Aufwendungen für Überstunden overtime costs;
• Aufwendungen für Unterstützungen expenditure for relief;
• Aufwendungen aus Verlustübernahme von Konzerngesellschaften transfer of losses from affiliates;
• Aufwendungen nach Verrechnung mit Bestandsveränderungen (Bilanz) cost of materials including changes in inventories;
• Aufwendungen für den Versicherungsbetrieb underwriting expenses;
• Aufwendungen für bezogene Waren outlay for goods supplied;
• Aufwendungen für Wertpapierbesitz security expenses;
• Aufwendungen für den Wohnungsbau housing expenditure;
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29 allowance
əˈlauəns
1. сущ.
1) норма выдачи денег а) содержание( денежное на определенный срок - суточные и т.д.) family allowance grant an allowance cost-of-living allowance depletion allowance trade-in allowance daily allowance fixed allowance weekly allowance б) карманные деньги
2) норма выдачи;
паек at no allowance allowance of ammunition
3) скидка
4) допущение;
принятие;
принятие в расчет, во внимание Making allowance for the time required by the sound to ascend from the bottom. ≈ Он учел время, необходимое, чтобы звук со дна дошел до него. The spectators are always candid enough to give great allowances to a new actor. ≈ Зрители всегда достаточно снисходительны, чтобы делать большие скидки новому актеру.
5) мн. довольствие
6) позволение, разрешение;
легальность There were many causes of difference between them, the chief being the allowance of slavery in the South. ≈ Между ними много точек расхождения, главная из которых - узаконенность рабства в южных штатах.
7) тех. допуск
8) спорт фора, гандикап Syn: handicap
2. гл.
1) ограничивать кого-л. строго определенным количеством чего-л. I am allowanced two glasses three hours before dinner. ≈ Мне разрешают выпить два бокала за три часа до ужина.
2) назначать, выдавать строго ограниченный паек, содержание The evening cup of tea and the allowanced pound of pemmican. ≈ Вечером чашка чая и полагающийся фунт пеммикана.порция;
паек;
рацион, норма отпуска;
квота - * of food норма выдачи продуктов - water * норма выдачи воды - * of ammunition( военное) боекомплект - to put on short * перевести на ограниченную норму, урезать норму pl (военное) довольствие;
виды довольствия денежное пособие, денежная помощь;
содержание;
- dress * деньги (получаемый) на одежду;
- liberal * щедрая денежная помощь - family * (несовременное) пособие многодетным семьям - cost-of-living * надбавка на дороговизну - * in lieu (военное) пайковые деньги - to allot * устанавливать сумму выплаты (американизм) карманные деньги;
деньги на мелкие расходы( школьника) (юридическое) суммы, выплачиваемые на содержание (кого-л, чего-л) - entertainment * представительские расходы - travelling * проездные;
суточные;
(военное) путевые деньги принятие во внимание, в расчет;
поправка, скидка ( на что-л) ;
оправдание( чему-л) - * for wind (военное) поправка на ветер - to make *(s) принимать( что-л) во внимание;
учитывать( что-л) ;
оправдывать( чем-л) - to make * for smb's illness принимать во внимание чью-л болезнь - to make *s учитывать все обстоятельства;
всячески оправдывать - to make * for future developments учитывать возможность дальнейших событий скидка или надбавка с учетом( чего-л) - depreciation * (экономика) амортизационные отчисления - to make * for leakage делать скидку на утечку (коммерческое) скидка - an * for cash on a bill скидка за оплату наличными признание( обоснованным, законным), подтверждение;
уступка - * of claim признание обоснованности претензии примиренчество;
толерантность;
одобрение - * of neocolonialism терпимость к неоколониализму (редкое) разрешение;
позволение (финансовое) допустимое отклонение от стандартного размера и веса монеты (техническое) припуск;
допуск;
зазор( положительная разность) - negative * натяг( отрицательная разность) (спортивное) гандикап, фора, преимущество( книжное) рационировать потребление;
вводить карточную или пайковую систему (книжное) назначать содержание, паек (книжное) (регулярно) выдавать в ограниченном количествеaccelerated depreciation ~ налоговая скидка на ускоренную амортизацию основного капиталаallowance денежная помощь ~ денежное пособие ~ денежное содержание ~ деньги на мелкие расходы ~ pl довольствие ~ допустимое отклонение ~ допущение;
принятие;
принятие в расчет, во внимание;
make allowance for his age примите во внимание его возраст ~ допущение ~ карманные деньги ~ квота ~ назначать, выдавать строго ограниченный паек, содержание ~ налоговая скидка ~ необлагаемый налогом минимум пособия на детей и иждивенцев ~ норма выдачи;
паек;
at no allowance неограниченно;
allowance of ammunition боекомплект ~ норма отпуска ~ поправка ~ порция ~ принятие в расчет ~ принятие во внимание ~ тех. припуск;
допуск ~ разница между массой товаров брутто и нетто ~ разрешение, позволение ~ разрешение ~ рацион ~ скидка ~ транс. скидка с оценки груза ~ (годовое, месячное и т. п.) содержание;
карманные деньги;
family allowance пособие многосемейным ~ содержание (годовое, месячное и т. п.) ;
надбавка;
карманные деньги;
довольствие;
паек;
разрешение, допуск ~ содержание (месячное, годовое и т.п.) ~ спорт. фора~ for bad debts надбавка на безнадежные долги~ for inferior quality компенсация за низкое качество~ for night work надбавка за ночную работу~ for office expenses налог. скидка на конторские расходы~ for travelling expenses компенсация транспортных расходов~ for work abroad надбавка за работу за рубежом~ норма выдачи;
паек;
at no allowance неограниченно;
allowance of ammunition боекомплект~ on price скидка с цены~ норма выдачи;
паек;
at no allowance неограниченно;
allowance of ammunition боекомплектavailability ~ надбавка за соответствие требованиямbasic daily ~ основное дневное содержание (ежедневные выплаты, на основе которых начисляются надбавки и т. п.)car ~ компенсация за использование личного автомобиля в служебных целяхcare ~ пособие по уходуcash ~ денежное пособие;
карманные деньгиchild home care ~ пособие по уходу за ребенком домаchild tax ~ налоговая льгота родителям на детейchildren's ~ пособие на детейclothing ~ пособие или надбавка на приобретение одежды (в т.ч. форменной;
одежда может также выдаваться в готовом виде или в виде полуфабриката с оплатой пошива)compensatory ~ надбавка для компенсации убытковconsolidation ~ объединенная налоговая скидкаconstant attendance ~ пособие по постоянному уходуcontainer ~ разрешение на контейнерные перевозкиdaily ~ ежедневное пособие;
суточные;
паек;
довольствие;
карманные деньги daily ~ суточное пособие daily: ~ allowance воен. суточное довольствиеdaily subsistence ~ суточная надбавка, обеспечивающая прожиточный минимумdemolition ~ компенсация за понесенный ущербdependent child ~ пособие на ребенка, находящегося на иждивенииdepreciation ~ налоговая скидка на амортизациюdisablement ~ пособие по инвалидностиdraftee's daily ~ суточное содержание призывника;
ежедневные выплаты проходящему срочную службуdraftees' dependents (dependants) ~ пособие иждивенцам призывника (единовременно или в течение всего срока службы)duty travel ~ компенсация расходов на командировкуearly retirement ~ пособие при досрочном выходе на пенсиюearnings adjusted daily ~ ежедневное пособие, исчисляемое с учетом заработка (на последнем месте работы)earnings-related unemployment daily ~ пособие по безработице (сумма которого составляет определенный процент от заработка, как правило на последнем месте работы)educational maintenance ~ пособие на образование educational maintenance ~ стипендияentertainment ~ скидка для компенсации затрат на представительские расходыexpatriate ~ надбавка работающим за рубежомextra family ~ пособие для многодетных семей~ (годовое, месячное и т. п.) содержание;
карманные деньги;
family allowance пособие многосемейным family ~ пособие многодетным семьям family ~ семейное пособиеfather's ~ отцовское пособие;
пособие на ребенка выплачиваемое отцуforeign ~ пособие работающим за рубежомfuel ~ компенсация на приобретение топливаgeneral ~ обычная надбавка к зарплатеguardian's ~ пособие на попечительствоhardship ~ упр. социальное пособиеholiday ~ отпускное вознаграждениеhome care ~ пособие по уходу на домуhouse ~ воен. квартирные( деньги)hydrocarbon ~ налог. дополнительный налог за выбросы углеводородов в окружающую средуinitial ~ первоначальная скидкаinnovator's ~ премия рационализаторуinstallation ~ пособие на первоначальное устройствоinterest ~ процентная скидкаinvestment ~ налоговая льгота за инвестирование капиталаliving ~ пособие на обеспечение средств к жизниmaintenace ~ пособие на содержаниеmaintenace ~ for children пособие на детейmaintenance ~ пособиеmake ~ for делать скидку make ~ for принимать в расчет make ~ for принимать во внимание~ допущение;
принятие;
принятие в расчет, во внимание;
make allowance for his age примите во внимание его возрастmerchandising ~ торговая скидкаmileage ~ деньги на проезд mileage ~ скидка с учетом дальности пробегаminimum daily ~ минимальное дневное пособиеmonetary ~ денежное пособиеnational maternity ~ национальное пособие по материнствуordinary family ~ обыкновенное пособие многодетным семьямparent's ~ родительская льгота, родительское пособиеper diem ~ суточное пособиеpercentage ~ процентная скидка с налогаperiodical ~ периодическая выплатаpersonal ~ личная скидка с подоходного налога personal ~ норма времени на личные нуждыprice ~ скидка с ценыqualification ~ надбавка за квалификациюrehabilitation ~ пособие на реабилитацию (инвалида)remigration ~ ремиграционное пособие (возвращающемуся в страну происхождения)removal costs ~ пособие на переездrent ~ надбавка на аренду жилья rent ~ пособие на оплату жилья rent ~ расходы на оплату жильяretraining ~ пособие на переподготовкуsecretarial ~ прибавка к заработной плате за секретарские услугиseparation ~ денежное содержание, выплачиваемое семье военнослужащего separation: ~ attr.: ~ allowance пособие жене солдата или матроса (во время войны)service ~ надбавка за обслуживаниеsettling-in ~ пособие при переезде на новую квартируshort-time ~ кратковременная надбавка short-time ~ кратковременная скидкаsickness daily ~ ежедневное пособие по болезниsingle-wage ~ единая надбавка к заработной платеsocial ~ социальное пособиеspecial child-care ~ специальное пособие по уходу за ребенкомstandard ~ нормативная надбавка времени standard ~ нормативная скидкаstudent housing ~ пособие студентам на жильеsubsistence ~ надбавка, обеспечивающая прожиточный минимумsupplementary ~ дополнительное пособиеtax ~ налоговая скидкаtax-free ~ пособие, не облагаемое налогомtraining ~ пособие на профобучение training ~ стипендия стажераtravel ~ валютные льготы для туристов travel ~ налоговая скидка с дорожных расходовtravelling ~ выплата командировочных travelling ~ компенсация путевых расходов travelling ~ оплата транспортных расходов travelling ~ пособие на транспортные расходыunemployment ~ пособие по безработицеvalue ~ налоговая скидкаwage earner's ~ налоговая льгота для лиц наемного трудаwidowed mother's ~ пособие овдовевшей материwriting-down ~ норма частичного списанияyouth ~ пособие для молодежиБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > allowance
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30 расходы на жилищное строительство
1) Economy: housing expenditure, housing expenditures2) Mass media: housing costsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > расходы на жилищное строительство
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31 development
development [dɪˈveləpmənt]1. nouna. ( = act of developing) développement mc. ( = building complex) an industrial development une zone industrielle2. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✎ développement has a double p and an extra e.* * *[dɪ'veləpmənt] 1.1) ( creation) ( of product) mise f au point; (of housing, industry) création f2) (evolution, growth) développement m3) ( of land) mise f en valeur; (of site, city centre etc) aménagement m4) ( land developed)housing development — ensemble m d'habitation; ( individual houses) lotissement m
commercial development — (ensemble m de) commerces et bureaux à bâtir
5) ( innovation) progrès mmajor developments — des découvertes fpl majeures (in dans le domaine de)
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с.1) филос. content, substanceфо́рма и содержа́ние — form and substance / content
2) ( количественная доля) contentсодержа́ние кислоро́да в во́здухе — content of oxygen in the air
преде́льно допусти́мое содержа́ние (вредного вещества) — maximum allowable concentration
3) (излагаемое в документе, книге) contents plсодержа́ние письма́ [кни́ги] — contents of a letter [a book]
кра́ткое содержа́ние — summary, abstract
4) ( оглавление) table of contents5) ( смысловое наполнение) content, meaningсодержа́ние его́ жи́зни — the meaning of his life
6) ( изоляция) confinementсодержа́ние под стра́жей / аре́стом — custody
7) ( размещение животных) keeping; housingзи́мнее содержа́ние скота́ — winter keep of cattle
кле́точное содержа́ние — cage housing
свобо́дное содержа́ние — loose housing system
сто́йловое содержа́ние — stabling; stable nursing system
8) (меры и расходы, связанные с необходимостью содержать кого-что-л) keeping, upkeep; maintenanceрасхо́ды по содержа́нию — maintenance / running costs
содержа́ние персона́ла — upkeep of personnel
быть на содержа́нии у кого́-л — be kept / supported by smb
о́тпуск без сохране́ния содержа́ния — holiday without pay брит.; unpaid vacation амер.
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33 allowance
[əˈlauəns]accelerated depreciation allowance налоговая скидка на ускоренную амортизацию основного капитала accomodation allowance пособие на проживание adjusted daily allowance for unemployment скорректированное ежедневное пособие по безработице allowance денежная помощь allowance денежное пособие allowance денежное содержание allowance деньги на мелкие расходы allowance pl довольствие allowance допустимое отклонение allowance допущение; принятие; принятие в расчет, во внимание; make allowance for his age примите во внимание его возраст allowance допущение allowance карманные деньги allowance квота allowance назначать, выдавать строго ограниченный паек, содержание allowance налоговая скидка allowance необлагаемый налогом минимум пособия на детей и иждивенцев allowance норма выдачи; паек; at no allowance неограниченно; allowance of ammunition боекомплект allowance норма отпуска allowance поправка allowance порция allowance принятие в расчет allowance принятие во внимание allowance тех. припуск; допуск allowance разница между массой товаров брутто и нетто allowance разрешение, позволение allowance разрешение allowance рацион allowance скидка allowance транс. скидка с оценки груза allowance (годовое, месячное и т. п.) содержание; карманные деньги; family allowance пособие многосемейным allowance содержание (годовое, месячное и т. п.); надбавка; карманные деньги; довольствие; паек; разрешение, допуск allowance содержание (месячное, годовое и т.п.) allowance спорт. фора allowance for bad debts надбавка на безнадежные долги allowance for damage компенсация за убыток allowance for damage компенсация за ущерб allowance for inferior quality компенсация за низкое качество allowance for maintenance of liquidity надбавка на обслуживание ликвидности allowance for married couples налог. скидка для супружеских пар allowance for moving expences выплата на покрытие расходов по переезду allowance for night work надбавка за ночную работу allowance for office expenses налог. скидка на конторские расходы allowance for travelling expenses компенсация транспортных расходов allowance for waste компенсация потерь allowance for work abroad надбавка за работу за рубежом allowance in kind плата натурой allowance in kind пособие натурой allowance норма выдачи; паек; at no allowance неограниченно; allowance of ammunition боекомплект allowance on price скидка с цены allowance норма выдачи; паек; at no allowance неограниченно; allowance of ammunition боекомплект attendance allowance надбавка за обслуживание availability allowance надбавка за соответствие требованиям bad weather allowance надбавка за плохие погодные условия basic allowance основная скидка basic allowance основное, базовое пособие, довольствие, паек basic daily allowance основное дневное содержание (ежедневные выплаты, на основе которых начисляются надбавки и т. п.) basic unemployment allowance основное пособие по безработице (сумма от которой начисляются надбавки) board allowance пособие на питание car allowance компенсация за использование личного автомобиля в служебных целях care allowance пособие по уходу cash allowance денежное пособие; карманные деньги child allowance пособие на ребенка (в т. ч. продуктовый паек и т. п.) child allowance пособие на содержание ребенка child home care allowance пособие по уходу за ребенком дома child tax allowance налоговая льгота родителям на детей children's allowance пособие на детей clothing allowance пособие или надбавка на приобретение одежды (в т.ч. форменной; одежда может также выдаваться в готовом виде или в виде полуфабриката с оплатой пошива) compensatory allowance надбавка для компенсации убытков conscript's daily allowance ежедневное содержание (оклад, паек) призывника consolidation allowance объединенная налоговая скидка constant attendance allowance пособие по постоянному уходу container allowance разрешение на контейнерные перевозки cost-of-living allowance прибавка к заработной плате в связи с повышением прожиточного минимума daily allowance ежедневное пособие; суточные; паек; довольствие; карманные деньги daily allowance суточное пособие daily: allowance allowance воен. суточное довольствие daily subsistence allowance суточная надбавка, обеспечивающая прожиточный минимум death allowance пособие на похороны demolition allowance компенсация за понесенный ущерб dependent child allowance пособие на ребенка, находящегося на иждивении dependent relative allowance пособие на иждивенца dependents allowance пособие на иждивенцев depletion allowance налоговая скидка на доход от разработки истощенного месторождения depreciation allowance налоговая скидка на амортизацию disability allowance пособие по инвалидности (нетрудоспособности) disablement allowance пособие по инвалидности draftee's daily allowance суточное содержание призывника; ежедневные выплаты проходящему срочную службу draftees' dependents (dependants) allowance пособие иждивенцам призывника (единовременно или в течение всего срока службы) duty travel allowance компенсация расходов на командировку early retirement allowance пособие при досрочном выходе на пенсию earned income allowance скидка с налога на трудовой доход earnings adjusted daily allowance ежедневное пособие, исчисляемое с учетом заработка (на последнем месте работы) earnings-related unemployment daily allowance пособие по безработице (сумма которого составляет определенный процент от заработка, как правило на последнем месте работы) educational allowance денежное пособие на обучение, денежное пособие на переподготовку, стипендия educational maintenance allowance пособие на образование educational maintenance allowance стипендия entertainment allowance скидка для компенсации затрат на представительские расходы expatriate allowance надбавка работающим за рубежом extra family allowance пособие для многодетных семей allowance (годовое, месячное и т. п.) содержание; карманные деньги; family allowance пособие многосемейным family allowance пособие многодетным семьям family allowance семейное пособие father's allowance отцовское пособие; пособие на ребенка выплачиваемое отцу field allowance полевая надбавка field allowance полевая норма снабжения financial allowance финансовая помощь, денежное содержание, пособие foreign allowance пособие работающим за рубежом front veteran's pension allowance пенсия ветерана-фронтовика fuel allowance компенсация на приобретение топлива general allowance обычная надбавка к зарплате guardian's allowance пособие на попечительство hardship allowance упр. социальное пособие holiday allowance отпускное вознаграждение home care allowance пособие по уходу на дому house allowance воен. квартирные (деньги) housing allowance дотация на жилье housing allowance пособие на жилье hydrocarbon allowance налог. дополнительный налог за выбросы углеводородов в окружающую среду initial allowance первоначальная скидка innovator's allowance премия рационализатору installation allowance пособие на первоначальное устройство interest allowance процентная скидка investment allowance налоговая льгота за инвестирование капитала living allowance пособие на обеспечение средств к жизни maintenace allowance пособие на содержание maintenace allowance for children пособие на детей maintenance allowance пособие make allowance for делать скидку make allowance for принимать в расчет make allowance for принимать во внимание allowance допущение; принятие; принятие в расчет, во внимание; make allowance for his age примите во внимание его возраст maternity allowance соц. пособие по беременности и родам maternity allowance пособие по материнству merchandising allowance торговая скидка mileage allowance деньги на проезд mileage allowance скидка с учетом дальности пробега minimum daily allowance минимальное дневное пособие mobility allowance пособие в связи с переездом monetary allowance денежное пособие mortgage interest allowance скидка с процента по закладной national maternity allowance национальное пособие по материнству ordinary family allowance обыкновенное пособие многодетным семьям ordinary personal allowance обычная скидка с налога на личное имущество parent's allowance родительская льгота, родительское пособие parent's allowance period период выплаты пособия родителю paternity allowance пособие отцу; льготы отцу per diem allowance суточное пособие percentage allowance процентная скидка с налога periodical allowance периодическая выплата personal allowance личная скидка с подоходного налога personal allowance норма времени на личные нужды price allowance скидка с цены promotional allowance скидка с цены товара с целью компенсации услуг по продвижению товара на рынок qualification allowance надбавка за квалификацию rehabilitation allowance пособие на реабилитацию (инвалида) remigration allowance ремиграционное пособие (возвращающемуся в страну происхождения) removal costs allowance пособие на переезд rent allowance надбавка на аренду жилья rent allowance пособие на оплату жилья rent allowance расходы на оплату жилья retraining allowance пособие на переподготовку secretarial allowance прибавка к заработной плате за секретарские услуги separation allowance денежное содержание, выплачиваемое семье военнослужащего separation: allowance attr.: allowance allowance пособие жене солдата или матроса (во время войны) service allowance надбавка за обслуживание settling-in allowance пособие при переезде на новую квартиру short-time allowance кратковременная надбавка short-time allowance кратковременная скидка sickness allowance пособие по болезни sickness daily allowance ежедневное пособие по болезни single-wage allowance единая надбавка к заработной плате social allowance социальное пособие special child-care allowance специальное пособие по уходу за ребенком standard allowance нормативная надбавка времени standard allowance нормативная скидка student housing allowance пособие студентам на жилье subsistence allowance надбавка, обеспечивающая прожиточный минимум supplementary allowance дополнительное пособие tax allowance налоговая скидка tax-free allowance пособие, не облагаемое налогом tourist currency allowance льготный валютный курс для туристов trade allowance скидка розничным торговцам trade-in allowance скидка с цены при встречной продаже training allowance пособие на профобучение training allowance стипендия стажера travel allowance валютные льготы для туристов travel allowance налоговая скидка с дорожных расходов travelling allowance выплата командировочных travelling allowance компенсация путевых расходов travelling allowance оплата транспортных расходов travelling allowance пособие на транспортные расходы treatment and rehabilitation allowance пособие на лечение и реабилитацию unemployment allowance пособие по безработице value allowance налоговая скидка wage earner's allowance налоговая льгота для лиц наемного труда wash-up allowance надбавка на умывание widowed mother's allowance пособие овдовевшей матери writing-down allowance норма частичного списания youth allowance пособие для молодежи -
34 расходы на содержание жилья
Business: costs of upkeep, housing/maintenance costsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > расходы на содержание жилья
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35 keep
ki:p
1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) guardar2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) guardar3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) mantener, conservar4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) continuar, seguir5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) guardar6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) tener; cuidar (un jardín); criar, dedicarse a criar (animales)7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) conservar8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) tener; llevar (al día)9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) retener, entretener10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) mantener11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) cumplir12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) celebrar
2. noun(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) sustento- keeper- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch
keep1 n manutenciónI earn my keep by looking after the house a cambio de comida y cobijo, vigilo la casakeep2 vb1. quedarse / guardarI'm only lending it to you, you can't keep it sólo te lo dejo prestado, no te lo puedes quedar2. guardar / tener3. entretener / retener4. quedarse / permanecerkeep quiet! ¡cállate!5. mantener6. seguir / continuar7. conservarse / durardon't stop, keep talking no pares, sigue hablandotr[kiːp]1 (board) sustento, mantenimiento1 (not throw away) guardar2 (not give back) quedarse con4 (look after, save) guardar■ can you keep me a loaf of bread for Friday? ¿me guarda una barra de pan para el viernes?5 (put away, store) guardar■ where do you keep the glasses? ¿dónde guardas los vasos?6 (reserve) reservar■ what kept you? ¿cómo es que llegas tan tarde?8 (shop, hotel etc) tener, llevar9 (have in stock) tener, vender■ I'm afraid we don't keep cigars lo siento, pero no vendemos puros10 (support) mantener■ I don't know how they manage to keep a family on their wage no sé cómo pueden mantener una familia con lo que ganan11 (animals) tener■ our eggs are really fresh, we keep our own hens nuestros huevos son fresquísimos, tenemos gallinas12 (promise) cumplir13 (secret) guardar■ can you keep a secret? ¿sabes guardar un secreto?14 (appointment) acudir a, no faltar a■ please 'phone if you are unable to keep your appointment por favor, llame si no puede acudir a la visita15 (order) mantener16 (tradition) observar17 (with adj, verb, etc) mantener1 (do repeatedly) no dejar de; (do continuously) seguir, continuar■ don't keep interrupting me! ¡deja de interrumpirme!2 (stay fresh) conservarse■ this food will keep for five days in the fridge esta comida se conserva durante cinco días en la nevera■ I've got some news for you, but it'll keep till tomorrow tengo algo que decirte, pero puede esperar hasta mañana3 (continue in direction) continuar, seguir■ keep left/right circula por la izquierda/derecha4 (with adj, verb etc) quedarse, permanecer■ keep still! ¡estáte quieto!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfor keeps para siemprehow are you keeping? ¿cómo estás?keep it up! ¡ánimo!keep the change quédese con la vueltato keep going seguir (adelante)to keep one's head no perder la cabezato keep quiet callarse, no hacer ruidoto keep somebody company hacerle compañía a alguiento keep somebody from doing something impedir que alguien haga algoto keep something from somebody ocultar algo a alguiento keep something clean conservar algo limpio,-ato keep something to oneself no decir algo, guardar algo para síto keep oneself to oneself ser discreto,-ayou can't keep a good man down los buenos siempre salen adelante1) : cumplir (la palabra a uno), acudir a (una cita)2) observe: observar (una fiesta)3) guard: guardar, cuidar4) continue: mantenerto keep silence: mantener silencio5) support: mantener (una familia)6) raise: criar (animales)7) : llevar, escribir (un diario, etc.)8) retain: guardar, conservar, quedarse con9) store: guardar10) detain: hacer quedar, detener11) preserve: guardarto keep a secret: guardar un secretokeep vi1) : conservarse (dícese de los alimentos)2) continue: seguir, no dejarhe keeps on pestering us: no deja de molestarnos3)to keep from : abstenerse deI couldn't keep from laughing: no podía contener la risakeep n1) tower: torreón m (de un castillo), torre f del homenaje2) sustenance: manutención f, sustento m3)for keeps : para siempren.• torre del homenaje (Arquitectura) s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: kept) = conservar v.• cuidar v.• custodiar v.• detener v.(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-fut/c: -tendr-•)• guardar v.• guarecer v.• mantener v.(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-fut/c: -tendr-•)• permanecer v.• preservar v.• sostener v.(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-fut/c: -tendr-•)kiːp
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1) ( living) sustento m, manutención ffor keeps: if they win the cup again, it's theirs for keeps — si vuelven a ganar la copa, se la quedan para siempre
2) (in castle, fortress) torre f del homenaje
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(past & past p kept) transitive verb1)a) ( not throw away) \<\<receipt/ticket\>\> guardar, conservar; ( not give back) quedarse con; ( not lose) conservaryou can keep your lousy job! — (colloq) se puede guardar su porquería de trabajo!
b) (look after, reserve)2) ( store) guardarwhere do you keep the coffee? — ¿dónde guardas or tienes el café?
3) ( reserve for future use) guardar, dejar4)a) ( raise) \<\<pigs/bees\>\> criar*b) (manage, run) \<\<stall/guesthouse\>\> tener*5)a) ( support) mantener*b) ( maintain)she keeps a diary — escribe or lleva un diario
I've kept a note o record of everything — he tomado nota de todo, lo tengo todo anotado
6)a) (cause to remain, continue) mantener*to keep somebody/something + -ing: to keep somebody guessing tener* a algn en ascuas; he kept the engine running — mantuvo el motor en marcha
b) ( detain)what kept you? — ¿por qué tardaste?, ¿qué te retuvo?
they kept her in hospital — la dejaron ingresada or (CS, Méx tb) internada
7) (adhere to, fulfil) \<\<promise/vow\>\> cumplir8) (observe, celebrate) celebrar; ( Relig) guardar
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keep vi1) ( remain) mantenerse*to keep fit — mantenerse* en forma
to keep awake — mantenerse* despierto, no dormirse*
can't you keep quiet? — ¿no te puedes estar callado?
keep still! — estáte quieto! or quédate quieto!
2)a) ( continue) seguir*keep left/right — siga por la izquierda/derecha
to keep -ing — seguir* + ger
b) ( repeatedly)he keeps interfering — está continuamente entrometiéndose, no deja de entrometerse
I keep forgetting to bring it — nunca me acuerdo or siempre me olvido de traerlo
3)a) \<\<food\>\> conservarse (fresco)b) \<\<news/matter\>\> esperarI have something to tell you - will it keep till later? — tengo algo que decirte - ¿puede esperar a más tarde?
c) ( be in certain state of health) (colloq)how are you keeping? — ¿qué tal estás? (fam)
•Phrasal Verbs:- keep at- keep in- keep off- keep on- keep out- keep to- keep up[kiːp] (vb: pt, pp kept)1. TRANSITIVE VERBWhen keep is part of a set combination, eg to keep an appointment. to keep a promise, to keep one's seat, look up the noun.1) (=retain) [+ change, copy] quedarse con; [+ receipt] guardar; [+ business, customer, colour] conservaryou can keep the change — quédese con la vuelta or (LAm) el vuelto
is this jacket worth keeping? — ¿merece la pena guardar esta chaqueta?
he is to keep his job in spite of the incident — va a mantener or conservar el trabajo a pesar del incidente
this material will keep its colour/softness — este material conservará su color/suavidad
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to keep sth for o.s. — quedarse con algo2) (=save, put aside) guardar, reservarI'm keeping this wine in case we have visitors — voy a guardar or reservar este vino por si tenemos visitas
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I was keeping it for you — lo guardaba para ti3) (=have ready)where do you keep the sugar? — ¿dónde guardas el azúcar?
5) (=house)the prisoners were kept in a dark room — los prisioneros estaban encerrados en una habitación oscura
6) (=detain) tenerhe was kept in hospital over night — lo tuvieron una noche en el hospital, le hicieron pasar la noche en el hospital
7) (=delay) entretenerwhat kept you? — ¿por qué te has retrasado?
8) (=have) [+ shop, hotel, house, servant] tener; [+ pigs, bees, chickens] criar9) (=stock) tener10) (=support) [+ family, mistress] mantenerto keep o.s. — mantenerse
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the extra money keeps me in beer and cigarettes — el dinero extra me da para (comprar) cerveza y cigarrillosour garden keeps us in vegetables all summer — el huerto nos da suficientes verduras para todo el verano
11) (=fulfil, observe) [+ promise, agreement, obligation] cumplir; [+ law, rule] observar; [+ appointment] acudir a, ir a; [+ feast day] observar12) (=not divulge)•
to keep sth from sb — ocultar algo a algn•
keep it to yourself * — no se lo digas a nadiebut he kept the news to himself — pero se guardó la noticia, pero no comunicó la noticia a nadie
13) (=maintain)a) [+ accounts] llevar; [+ diary] escribirb) with adjective mantener; (less formal) tenerto keep o.s. clean — no ensuciarse, mantenerse limpio
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to keep inflation as low as possible — mantener la inflación tan baja como sea posible•
to keep sth safe — guardar algo bien, guardar algo en un lugar segurofixed 1., 3), happy 1., 3), post I, 2., 4)•
the garden is well kept — el jardín está muy bien cuidadoc) + -inggo 1., 24)keep him talking while I... — entretenlo hablando mientras yo...
14) (=hold)•
to keep sb at it — obligar a algn a seguir trabajandocounsel 1., 1)•
I'll keep you to your promise — haré que cumplas tu promesa15) (=prevent)•
to keep sb from doing sth — impedir que algn haga algowhat can we do to keep it from happening again — ¿qué podemos hacer para evitar que se repita?
to keep o.s. from doing sth — contener las ganas de hacer algo, aguantarse de hacer algo *
16) (=guard, protect) † guardarGod keep you! — ¡Dios te guarde!
17)to keep o.s. to o.s. — guardar las distancias
2. INTRANSITIVE VERB1) (=remain)•
it will keep fresh for weeks — se conservará fresco durante semanasb) with preposition/adverb2)to keep doing sth —
a) (=continue) seguir haciendo algokeep smiling! * — ¡no te desanimes!
keep going! — ¡no pares!
b) (=do repeatedly) no hacer más que hacer algo3) (in directions) (=continue) seguirto keep straight on — seguir todo recto or derecho
keep due north until you come to... — siga en dirección norte hasta que llegue a...
4) (=not go off) [food] conservarse fresco, conservarse bien5) * (=wait) esperarhow are you keeping? — ¿qué tal (estás)? (Sp) *, ¿como or qué tal te va? *, ¿cómo sigues? (LAm) *, ¿qué hubo? (Mex, Chile) *
she's keeping better — está mejor, se encuentra mejor
7) (=avoid)3. NOUN1) (=livelihood, food)I got £30 a week and my keep — me daban 30 libras a la semana y comida y cama
I pay £50 a week for my keep — la pensión me cuesta 50 libras a la semana
to earn one's keep — ganarse el sustento; (fig) justificar el gasto
2) (Archit) torreón m, torre f del homenaje3) (=permanently)- keep at- keep in- keep off- keep on- keep out- keep to- keep up* * *[kiːp]
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1) ( living) sustento m, manutención ffor keeps: if they win the cup again, it's theirs for keeps — si vuelven a ganar la copa, se la quedan para siempre
2) (in castle, fortress) torre f del homenaje
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(past & past p kept) transitive verb1)a) ( not throw away) \<\<receipt/ticket\>\> guardar, conservar; ( not give back) quedarse con; ( not lose) conservaryou can keep your lousy job! — (colloq) se puede guardar su porquería de trabajo!
b) (look after, reserve)2) ( store) guardarwhere do you keep the coffee? — ¿dónde guardas or tienes el café?
3) ( reserve for future use) guardar, dejar4)a) ( raise) \<\<pigs/bees\>\> criar*b) (manage, run) \<\<stall/guesthouse\>\> tener*5)a) ( support) mantener*b) ( maintain)she keeps a diary — escribe or lleva un diario
I've kept a note o record of everything — he tomado nota de todo, lo tengo todo anotado
6)a) (cause to remain, continue) mantener*to keep somebody/something + -ing: to keep somebody guessing tener* a algn en ascuas; he kept the engine running — mantuvo el motor en marcha
b) ( detain)what kept you? — ¿por qué tardaste?, ¿qué te retuvo?
they kept her in hospital — la dejaron ingresada or (CS, Méx tb) internada
7) (adhere to, fulfil) \<\<promise/vow\>\> cumplir8) (observe, celebrate) celebrar; ( Relig) guardar
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keep vi1) ( remain) mantenerse*to keep fit — mantenerse* en forma
to keep awake — mantenerse* despierto, no dormirse*
can't you keep quiet? — ¿no te puedes estar callado?
keep still! — estáte quieto! or quédate quieto!
2)a) ( continue) seguir*keep left/right — siga por la izquierda/derecha
to keep -ing — seguir* + ger
b) ( repeatedly)he keeps interfering — está continuamente entrometiéndose, no deja de entrometerse
I keep forgetting to bring it — nunca me acuerdo or siempre me olvido de traerlo
3)a) \<\<food\>\> conservarse (fresco)b) \<\<news/matter\>\> esperarI have something to tell you - will it keep till later? — tengo algo que decirte - ¿puede esperar a más tarde?
c) ( be in certain state of health) (colloq)how are you keeping? — ¿qué tal estás? (fam)
•Phrasal Verbs:- keep at- keep in- keep off- keep on- keep out- keep to- keep up -
36 escasez
f.1 shortage (insuficiencia).escasez de mano de obra labor shortage2 scarcity, meagerness, lack, shortage.* * *1 (carencia) scarcity, lack, shortage2 (mezquindad) meanness, stinginess* * *noun f.1) scarcity, lack, shortage2) want* * *SF1) (=insuficiencia) shortage, scarcity más frmescasez de agua — shortage o scarcity más frm of water
hay escasez de medicamentos — there is a shortage of medicine, medicine is in short supply
escasez de mano de obra/viviendas — labour/housing shortage
2) (=pobreza) poverty3) pl escaseces (=apuros)4) †† (=tacañería) meanness, stinginess* * *femenino shortage* * *= poverty, scarcity, shortage, dearth, paucity, starvation, sparsity, sparseness.Ex. The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.Ex. The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.Ex. Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.Ex. One obvious implication of this situation for the humanities is the dearth of relevant databases.Ex. So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.Ex. This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.Ex. The new and rapidly developing information technology systems can be used to overcome distance and sparsity of population.Ex. This problem is referred to as the data sparseness problem = A este problema se le conoce como el problema de la escasez de datos.----* escasez de agua = water shortage.* escasez de alimentos = food scarcity.* escasez de crédito = credit crunch, credit squeeze.* escasez de información = information scarcity, information underload.* escasez de mano de obra = labour shortage.* haber escasez de = be in short supply, be at a premium.* una escasez de = a dearth of.* * *femenino shortage* * *= poverty, scarcity, shortage, dearth, paucity, starvation, sparsity, sparseness.Ex: The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.
Ex: The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.Ex: Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.Ex: One obvious implication of this situation for the humanities is the dearth of relevant databases.Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.Ex: This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.Ex: The new and rapidly developing information technology systems can be used to overcome distance and sparsity of population.Ex: This problem is referred to as the data sparseness problem = A este problema se le conoce como el problema de la escasez de datos.* escasez de agua = water shortage.* escasez de alimentos = food scarcity.* escasez de crédito = credit crunch, credit squeeze.* escasez de información = information scarcity, information underload.* escasez de mano de obra = labour shortage.* haber escasez de = be in short supply, be at a premium.* una escasez de = a dearth of.* * *shortagela posguerra fue una época de escasez the postwar period was a time of shortagesescasez DE algo:la escasez de medios hizo que fracasara el plan the lack of resources led to the failure of the planese verano hubo escasez de agua there was a water shortage that summerla escasez de recursos naturales es el problema principal del país the country's main problem is its lack o shortage of natural resources o is the scarcity of its natural resources* * *
escasez sustantivo femenino
shortage;
por escasez de medios owing to a lack of resources
escasez sustantivo femenino shortage
' escasez' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carencia
- concienciar
- déficit
- privación
- insuficiencia
- mal
- penuria
English:
absence
- basic
- chronic
- dearth
- hoard
- labour
- lack
- scarcity
- shortage
- undermanning
* * *escasez nf1. [insuficiencia] shortage;hay escasez de agua en esa región there a shortage of water in that region;la escasez de población es un problema en la zona the dearth of population is a problem in the area;montan espectáculos con gran escasez de medios they put on shows with very slender resources2. [pobreza] poverty;en tiempos de escasez in times of hardship* * *f shortage, scarcity* * ** * *escasez n shortage -
37 price out
гл.1)а) эк. вытеснять с рынка ( компании или товары путем ценовой конкуренции)One of the dangers of the Common Market is that it may price out British meat. — Есть опасность, что вступление Великобритании в Общий рынок может привести к падению спроса на английское мясо из-за слишком высокой цены на него.
to price smth. out of the market — вытеснить что-л. с рынка, сделать что-л. неконкурентосопосбным (на рынке)
The major increase in air freight costs have priced the Chilean fish out of the market. — Значительное увеличение стоимости авиаперевозок сделало чилийскую рыбу неконкурентоспособной.
б) эк. терять рынок* (о самой компании: терять покупателей из-за слишком высоких цен, неспособности выдержать конкуренции с другими компаниями, предлагающими аналогичные товары/услуги по более низкой цене)The textbook companies have priced themselves out of the market charging high premiums for new editions that offer little new material when compared to older editions. — Компании, издающие учебники, теряют рынок из-за того, что устанавливают высокие наценки на новые издания, предлагающие мало нового материала по сравнению с более старыми изданиями.
Our last supplier just priced himself out of the market and refused to give us a Christmas discount! — Просто наш последний поставщик стал необоснованно завышать цены и отказался предоставить нам рождественскую скидку!
See:2) эк. вытеснять с рынка* (потенциальных потребителей в результате слишком высоких цен, неподъемных для потребителей)Yes, it's ok to be priced out of some things like fancy automobiles or trips to Hawaii — but to be priced out of food? — Да, это нормально быть не в состоянии позволить себе некоторые вещи, такие как модные автомобили или поездки на Гавайи, — но не иметь возможности приобрести еду?
The housing boom resulted in many poor people being priced out of the market, leading to a homelessness crisis so bad that some families are being housed by welfare agencies in tents. — Жилищный бум привел к тому, что многие необеспеченные люди были вытеснены с рынка (жилья), создавая критическую ситуацию с бездомностью, настолько тяжелую, что некоторым семьям агентства социального обеспечения выделяют в качестве жилья палатки.
Housing in Seattle is not the only thing that is priced out of reach for the ‘Working Poor’. — Жилье в Сиэтле — не единственная вещь, из-за высокой цены находящаяся за пределами досягаемости "работающей бедноты".
Homes are still priced out of reach for too many buyers, they say, and many more people want to sell homes than want to buy. — Цены на дома все еще удерживаются на уровне, недосягаемом для слишком многих покупателей, и намного больше людей хотят продать дома, чем купить.
Vital drugs will be priced out of reach of poor people. — Цены жизненно важных лекарств станут недосягаемыми для неимущих.
The dream of a college education is being priced out of reach for more and more American students and their families. — Мечта об университетском образовании из-за высокой цены становится недосягаемой для все большего и большего числа американских студентов и их семей.
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38 poco
adj.not much, a small amount of, a small quantity of, little.adv.little, not very, not much.m.little.* * *► adjetivo1 little (plural) few, not many1 little (en plural) not many■ pocos conocen la importancia del descubrimiento not many people realize the importance of the discovery► adverbio1 little, not much■ voy poco por allí I rarely go there, I go there very little1 a little, a bit■ ¿me das un poco? could you give me a little?\a poco de shortly afterdentro de poco soon, presentlyhace poco not long agopocas veces rarely, not often, seldompoco a poco slowly, gradually, bit by bitpoco antes shortly beforepoco después shortly afterwardspoco después de shortly afterpoco más o menos more or lesspoco menos que almost, nearlypor poco nearlypor si fuera poco as if that weren't enough, to top it all, on top of everything————————1 little (en plural) not many■ pocos conocen la importancia del descubrimiento not many people realize the importance of the discovery► adverbio1 little, not much■ voy poco por allí I rarely go there, I go there very little* * *1. adv.little, few- por poco 2. (f. - poca)pron.little, few3. (f. - poca)adj.little, few, not much* * *1. ADJ1) [en singular] little, not muchtenemos poco tiempo — we have little time, we don't have much time
hay muy poco queso — there's very little cheese, there's hardly any cheese
con poco respeto — with little respect, with scant respect
el provecho es poco — the gain is small, there isn't much to gain
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poca cosa, no te preocupes por tan poca cosa — don't worry about such a little thingcomemos, jugamos a cartas, leemos y poca cosa más — we eat, play cards, read and do little else o and that's about it
es poca cosa — (=no mucho) it's not much; (=no importante) it's nothing much
es muy guapa pero poca cosa — she's very pretty, but there isn't much to her
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y por si fuera poco — and as if that weren't enough, and to cap it all2) [en plural] few, not manypocos niños saben que... — few o not many children know that...
tiene pocos amigos — he has few friends, he hasn't got many friends
2. PRON1) [en singular]a) (=poca cosa)la reforma servirá para poco — the reform won't do much good o won't be much use
b)• un poco — a bit, a little
-¿tienes frío? -un poco — "are you cold?" - "a bit o a little"
he bebido un poco, pero no estoy borracho — I've had a bit to drink, but I'm not drunk
le conocía un poco — I knew him a bit o slightly
espera un poco — wait a minute o moment
estoy un poco triste — I am rather o a little sad
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un poco como, es un poco como su padre — he's rather o a bit like his father•
un poco de, un poco de dinero — a little money¡un poco de silencio! — let's have some quiet here!
c) [referido a tiempo] not longtardaron poco en hacerlo — it didn't take them long to do it, they didn't take long to do it
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a poco de — shortly after•
cada poco — every so often•
dentro de poco — shortly, soon•
hace poco — not long agofuimos a verla hace poco — we visited her not long ago, we visited her quite recently
la conozco desde hace poco — I haven't known her long, I've only known her for a short while
2) [en plural] fewpocos son los que... — there are few who...
como hay pocos —
3. ADV1) [con verbos] not much, littlecuesta poco — it doesn't cost much, it costs very little
vamos poco a Madrid — we don't go to Madrid much, we hardly ever go to Madrid
lo estiman poco — they hardly value it at all, they value it very little
2) [con adjetivos: se traduce a menudo por medio de un prefijo]poco inteligente — unintelligent, not very intelligent
3) [otras locuciones]*¡poco a poco! — steady on!, easy does it!
¿a poco? — never!, you don't say!
¡a poco no! — not much! *
¿a poco no? — (well) isn't it?
¿a poco crees que...? — do you really imagine that...?
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de a poco — LAm gradually•
tener en poco, tiene en poco a su jefe — she doesn't think much of her boss•
por poco — almost, nearlypor poco me ahogo — I almost o nearly drowned
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a poco que, a poco que pueda — if at all possiblea poco que corras, lo alcanzas — if you run now you'll catch it
* * *Ihabla poco — he doesn't say much o a lot
II... con lo poco que le gusta el arroz —... and he doesn't even like rice; para locs ver poco III 4)
qué poco sentido común tienes! — you don't have much common sense, do you?
IIIfue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco — it was amazing, I can't (even) begin to tell you
- ca pronombre1) (poca cantidad, poca cosa)por poco que gane... — no matter how little o however little she earns...
lo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino — he spends the little o what little he earns on wine
compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas — buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left
2) poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo)lo vi hace poco — I saw him recently o not long ago
a poco de venir él — soon o shortly after he came
poco antes de que... — a short while o shortly before...
3) un pocoa) ( refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a whileb)un poco de: un poco de pimienta/vino a little (bit of) pepper/wine; come un poco de jamón — have a bit of ham
c)un poco + adj/adv: un poco caro/tarde — a bit o a little expensive/late
4) (en locs)a poco — (Méx)
¿a poco no lees los periódicos? — don't you read the newspapers?
de a poco — (AmL) gradually
agrégale la leche de a poquito — add the milk gradually o a little at a time
en poco: en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come; tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives; me tienes bien en poco si crees que... you can't think very highly o much of me if you think...; poco a poco gradually; poco más o menos approximately, roughly; poco menos que nearly; poco menos que la mata (fam) he almost killed her; poco menos que los echan a patadas (fam) they practically kicked them out; por poco — nearly
* * *= little [less -comp., least -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], scant, trifle, tad, little in the way of.Ex. Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.Ex. Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.Ex. She had been a trifle nervous until it was formally announced that the position was hers.Ex. Williams is one of those rare poets who satisfies the yearning that many of us have for the memorable phrase we wish we had said were our perceptions a tad keener.Ex. Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.----* abultar poco = be skimpy.* acercarse poco a poco (a) = edge (toward(s)).* actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.* agua poco profunda = shallow water.* aguas poco profundas = shallows.* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.* a poca distancia = not far behind.* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).* cada pocos años = every few years.* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.* comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].* con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.* con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.* con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom.* con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions.* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).* con poca claridad = indistinctly.* con poca exactitud = loosely.* con poca experiencia = inexperienced.* con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.* con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.* con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.* con poca población = thinly populated.* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].* con poco dinero = on the cheap.* con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.* con tan poca antelación = at such short notice.* con tan poca anticipación = at such short notice.* correr poco a poco = eat away at.* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].* de forma poco ética = unethically.* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.Ex. When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.----* de manera poco ética = unethically.* de manera poco profesional = unprofessionally.* demasiado poco común = all too rare.* de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.* dentro de poco = before long.* de población poco densa = sparsely populated.* de poca importancia = menial, small-time.* de poca monta = hack, small-time.* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].* de poco impacto = low impact [low-impact].* de poco peso = pat, feeble.* de poco provecho = fruitless.* de poco uso = low-use.* de poco valor = a dime a dozen.* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.* de todo un poco = about this and that and everything else, about this and that.* de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.* de un modo poco económico = wastefully.* de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.* durar poco = be short term.* echar poco a poco = dribble.* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).* en muy poco tiempo = before long.* en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.* en poco tiempo = before very long, in quite a short time, in a short time, in a short span of time.* en unos pocos años = within a few years.* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.* estar poco representado = underrepresent [under-represent].* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.* faltar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).* faltar un poco = be some way off.* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....* hacer poco = do + little.* hacer que sea poco probable = render + unlikely.* hace unos pocos años = a few years ago.* hace unos pocos días = a few days ago.* hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.* introducirse poco a poco = ease + Reflexivo + in.* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.* mucho ruido para pocas nueces = much ado about nothing.* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.* muy poco = minimally.* ofrecer poco = low-ball.* operación de poca monta = one-room, one-person operation.* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.* pasar poco a poco = slide into.* período de poca actividad = slack time.* perro ladrador, poco mordedor = barking dogs seldom bite, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* poca cantidad = trickle.* poca cosa = small fry, the.* poca iluminación = poor lighting.* poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.* poca notoriedad = low profile.* poca probabilidad = slim chance.* poca severidad = lenience, leniency.* pocas expectativas = low expectation.* poca utilidad = unhelpfulness.* poco abundante = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].* poco accesible = unapproachable.* poco acertado = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], injudicious.* poco acogedor = inhospitable.* poco aconsejable = unwise, inadvisable.* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* poco + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, less than + Adjetivo.* poco afortunado = unhappy, ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].* poco agraciado = ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].* poco amable = off-putting, surly [surlier -comp., surliest -sup.], crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], unkind.* poco americano = un-American.* poco amistoso = off-putting, unfriendly.* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.* poco a poco = gradually, piecemeal, slowly, incrementally, at a snail's pace, little by little, bit by bit.* poco apreciado = unappreciated.* poco apropiado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* poco apto = inapt.* poco arriesgado = low-risk.* poco asequible = unapproachable.* poco atractivo = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealing.* poco atrevido = unadventurous.* poco audaz = unadventurous.* poco aventurero = unadventurous.* poco cabelleroso = ungentlemanlike.* poco cálido = lukewarm.* poco científico = hit-or-miss, unscientific.* poco cívico = uncivic.* poco claro = confusing, fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].* poco colaborador = unresponsive.* poco comercial = uncommercial.* poco competitivo = uncompetitive.* poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.* poco comprensivo = unsympathetic.* poco común = rare, unfamiliar, unusual, uncommon, unordinary, out of the ordinary.* poco comunicativo = uncommunicative, reserved.* poco confortable = uncomfortable.* poco conocido = obscure, little known.* poco convencido = unconvinced.* poco convencional = unconventional.* poco convincente = unconvincing, inconclusive, pat, feeble.* poco convincentemente = unconvincingly.* poco correcto = ungentlemanlike.* poco cortés = impolite, ungentlemanlike.* poco culto = unenlightened.* poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].* poco definido = blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].* poco denso = rarefied.* poco deportivo = unsportsmanlike.* poco después = soon afterwards, shortly afterwards, shortly after, not long after.* poco después de = soon after (that), shortly after.* poco después de que = shortly after.* poco diestro = poor-ability.* poco diplomático = indiscreet.* poco dispuesto = disinclined.* poco dispuesto a colaborar = uncooperative.* poco ducho en las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.* poco económico = uneconomical.* poco efectivo = ineffectual.* poco eficaz = non-efficient.* poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].* poco embarazoso = unembarrassing.* poco entusiasta = half-hearted [halfhearted], lukewarm.* poco envidiable = unenviable.* poco estable = unsettled.* poco estético = unaesthetic.* poco estimulador = unchallenging.* poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving.* poco estricto = lax.* poco ético = unethical.* poco evidente = unnoticed, unnoted.* poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.* poco favorable = unpromising.* poco favorecedor = unflattering.* poco fiable = unreliable, undependable, flaky [flakey].* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].* poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.* poco frecuente = infrequent.* poco fructífero = unfruitful.* poco gratificante = unrewarding, unsatisfying.* poco grato = unwelcome.* poco hábil = poor-ability.* poco habitual = unaccustomed.* poco halagador = unflattering.* poco halagüeño = unflattering.* poco hospitalario = inhospitable.* poco idóneo = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* poco iluminado = dimly illuminated.* poco imaginativo = unimaginative.* poco importante = menial, small-time.* poco impresionado = unimpressed.* poco informativo = uninformative.* poco intelectual = lowbrow [low-brow].* poco inteligente = unintelligent.* poco intenso = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].* poco interesante = dull, jackdaw, uninteresting, uninspiring, unremarkable.* poco juicioso = injudicious.* poco justificado = ill-justified.* poco listo = underprepared.* poco maduro = underripe.* poco más = little else.* poco materialista = unworldly.* poco memorable = forgettable.* poco mundano = unwordly.* poco natural = unnatural, stilted.* poco nítido = untidy.* poco normal = unnatural, unordinary, out of the ordinary.* poco novedoso = trite.* poco original = unoriginal.* poco ortodoxo = unorthodox.* poco poblado = thinly populated.* poco práctico = impractical, awkward.* poco preparado = underprepared.* poco probable = unlikely, far-fetched [farfetched].* poco productivo = unproductive.* poco profesional = amateurish, unprofessional.* poco profundo = shallow [shallower -comp., shallowest -sup.].* poco prometedor = bleak, unpromising.* poco propicio = unpromising, unpromising.* poco provechoso = fruitless, unrewarding.* poco prudente = ill-advised, ill-judged.* poco pulido = unpolished.* poco razonable = unreasonable.* poco realista = unrealistic, unreal, unwordly, way out in left field, airy-fairy.* poco recomendable = inadvisable.* poco refinado = unrefined, unpolished.* poco rentable = uneconomical.* poco representativo = unrepresentative.* poco romántico = unromantic.* poco sabido = little known.* poco saludable = unwholesome, insalubrious.* poco sano = unwholesome, insalubrious.* poco seguro = dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.].* poco sensato = ill-advised, injudicious, ill-judged.* poco sentimental = unsentimental.* poco serio = flippant.* poco sincero = insincere.* poco sistemático = sloppy [sloppier -comp., sloppiest -sup.].* poco social = unsocial.* poco sofisticado = elementary, unsophisticated, corn-fed.* poco sólido = insubstantial.* poco tiempo = short while, short time.* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.* poco tradicional = untraditional.* poco unido = loosely knit.* poco uniforme = patchy [patchier -comp., patchiest -sup.].* poco usado = little-used.* poco usual = unusual.* poco útil = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unhelpful.* poquito a poco = little by little.* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.* por mencionar uno pocos = just to name a few.* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.* por nombrar unos pocos = to name a few.* por poco dinero = cheaply.* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.* por si era poco = for good measure.* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* prestar poca atención a = give + little thought to.* pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.* quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).* quedar un poco = be some way off.* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.* que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.* qué poco común = how odd.* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.* resultar poco fructífero = prove + unfruitful.* roer poco a poco = eat away at.* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* sacar poco a poco = tease out.* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.* sangre poco espesa = thin blood.* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.* ser muy poco probable = be remote.* ser poco = be under-provided.* ser poco agradecido = be thankless.* ser poco eficaz = do + little.* ser poco reconocido = be thankless.* ser pocos = be few in number, be small in number.* ser un hecho poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser un hecho poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* servir de poco = be of little use.* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.* solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.* tener poca información = be information poor.* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.* tener pocas posibilidades de = have + little recourse.* tener poco que ver = have + little to do.* tener poco valor = be of little value.* trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.* unos pocos elegidos = a select few.* un poco = a bit, somewhat, slightly, something of, a little bit, kinda [kind of].* un poco áspero = roughish.* un poco como = kind of like.* un poco de = a measure of, a touch (of), a bit of, a piece of, a spot of, a splash of, a hint of.* un poco + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.* un poco obscuro = dusky.* un poco perdido = a bit at sea.* un poco rugoso = roughish.* usado con poca frecuencia = seldom used [seldom-used].* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.* utilizar poco = underutilise/under-utilise [underutilize/under-utilize, -USA].* vivienda poco digna = poor housing.* y poco más = and little more.* * *Ihabla poco — he doesn't say much o a lot
II... con lo poco que le gusta el arroz —... and he doesn't even like rice; para locs ver poco III 4)
qué poco sentido común tienes! — you don't have much common sense, do you?
IIIfue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco — it was amazing, I can't (even) begin to tell you
- ca pronombre1) (poca cantidad, poca cosa)por poco que gane... — no matter how little o however little she earns...
lo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino — he spends the little o what little he earns on wine
compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas — buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left
2) poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo)lo vi hace poco — I saw him recently o not long ago
a poco de venir él — soon o shortly after he came
poco antes de que... — a short while o shortly before...
3) un pocoa) ( refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a whileb)un poco de: un poco de pimienta/vino a little (bit of) pepper/wine; come un poco de jamón — have a bit of ham
c)un poco + adj/adv: un poco caro/tarde — a bit o a little expensive/late
4) (en locs)a poco — (Méx)
¿a poco no lees los periódicos? — don't you read the newspapers?
de a poco — (AmL) gradually
agrégale la leche de a poquito — add the milk gradually o a little at a time
en poco: en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come; tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives; me tienes bien en poco si crees que... you can't think very highly o much of me if you think...; poco a poco gradually; poco más o menos approximately, roughly; poco menos que nearly; poco menos que la mata (fam) he almost killed her; poco menos que los echan a patadas (fam) they practically kicked them out; por poco — nearly
* * *= little [less -comp., least -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], scant, trifle, tad, little in the way of.Ex: Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.
Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.Ex: Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.Ex: She had been a trifle nervous until it was formally announced that the position was hers.Ex: Williams is one of those rare poets who satisfies the yearning that many of us have for the memorable phrase we wish we had said were our perceptions a tad keener.Ex: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.* abultar poco = be skimpy.* acercarse poco a poco (a) = edge (toward(s)).* actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.* agua poco profunda = shallow water.* aguas poco profundas = shallows.* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.* a poca distancia = not far behind.* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).* cada pocos años = every few years.* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.* comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].* con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.* con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.* con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom.* con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions.* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).* con poca claridad = indistinctly.* con poca exactitud = loosely.* con poca experiencia = inexperienced.* con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.* con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.* con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.* con poca población = thinly populated.* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].* con poco dinero = on the cheap.* con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.* con tan poca antelación = at such short notice.* con tan poca anticipación = at such short notice.* correr poco a poco = eat away at.* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].* de forma poco ética = unethically.* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.Ex: When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.* de manera poco ética = unethically.* de manera poco profesional = unprofessionally.* demasiado poco común = all too rare.* de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.* dentro de poco = before long.* de población poco densa = sparsely populated.* de poca importancia = menial, small-time.* de poca monta = hack, small-time.* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].* de poco impacto = low impact [low-impact].* de poco peso = pat, feeble.* de poco provecho = fruitless.* de poco uso = low-use.* de poco valor = a dime a dozen.* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.* de todo un poco = about this and that and everything else, about this and that.* de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.* de un modo poco económico = wastefully.* de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.* durar poco = be short term.* echar poco a poco = dribble.* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).* en muy poco tiempo = before long.* en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.* en poco tiempo = before very long, in quite a short time, in a short time, in a short span of time.* en unos pocos años = within a few years.* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.* estar poco representado = underrepresent [under-represent].* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.* faltar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).* faltar un poco = be some way off.* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....* hacer poco = do + little.* hacer que sea poco probable = render + unlikely.* hace unos pocos años = a few years ago.* hace unos pocos días = a few days ago.* hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.* introducirse poco a poco = ease + Reflexivo + in.* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.* mucho ruido para pocas nueces = much ado about nothing.* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.* muy poco = minimally.* ofrecer poco = low-ball.* operación de poca monta = one-room, one-person operation.* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.* pasar poco a poco = slide into.* período de poca actividad = slack time.* perro ladrador, poco mordedor = barking dogs seldom bite, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* poca cantidad = trickle.* poca cosa = small fry, the.* poca iluminación = poor lighting.* poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.* poca notoriedad = low profile.* poca probabilidad = slim chance.* poca severidad = lenience, leniency.* pocas expectativas = low expectation.* poca utilidad = unhelpfulness.* poco abundante = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].* poco accesible = unapproachable.* poco acertado = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], injudicious.* poco acogedor = inhospitable.* poco aconsejable = unwise, inadvisable.* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* poco + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, less than + Adjetivo.* poco afortunado = unhappy, ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].* poco agraciado = ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].* poco amable = off-putting, surly [surlier -comp., surliest -sup.], crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], unkind.* poco americano = un-American.* poco amistoso = off-putting, unfriendly.* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.* poco a poco = gradually, piecemeal, slowly, incrementally, at a snail's pace, little by little, bit by bit.* poco apreciado = unappreciated.* poco apropiado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* poco apto = inapt.* poco arriesgado = low-risk.* poco asequible = unapproachable.* poco atractivo = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealing.* poco atrevido = unadventurous.* poco audaz = unadventurous.* poco aventurero = unadventurous.* poco cabelleroso = ungentlemanlike.* poco cálido = lukewarm.* poco científico = hit-or-miss, unscientific.* poco cívico = uncivic.* poco claro = confusing, fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].* poco colaborador = unresponsive.* poco comercial = uncommercial.* poco competitivo = uncompetitive.* poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.* poco comprensivo = unsympathetic.* poco común = rare, unfamiliar, unusual, uncommon, unordinary, out of the ordinary.* poco comunicativo = uncommunicative, reserved.* poco confortable = uncomfortable.* poco conocido = obscure, little known.* poco convencido = unconvinced.* poco convencional = unconventional.* poco convincente = unconvincing, inconclusive, pat, feeble.* poco convincentemente = unconvincingly.* poco correcto = ungentlemanlike.* poco cortés = impolite, ungentlemanlike.* poco culto = unenlightened.* poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].* poco definido = blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].* poco denso = rarefied.* poco deportivo = unsportsmanlike.* poco después = soon afterwards, shortly afterwards, shortly after, not long after.* poco después de = soon after (that), shortly after.* poco después de que = shortly after.* poco diestro = poor-ability.* poco diplomático = indiscreet.* poco dispuesto = disinclined.* poco dispuesto a colaborar = uncooperative.* poco ducho en las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.* poco económico = uneconomical.* poco efectivo = ineffectual.* poco eficaz = non-efficient.* poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].* poco embarazoso = unembarrassing.* poco entusiasta = half-hearted [halfhearted], lukewarm.* poco envidiable = unenviable.* poco estable = unsettled.* poco estético = unaesthetic.* poco estimulador = unchallenging.* poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving.* poco estricto = lax.* poco ético = unethical.* poco evidente = unnoticed, unnoted.* poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.* poco favorable = unpromising.* poco favorecedor = unflattering.* poco fiable = unreliable, undependable, flaky [flakey].* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].* poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.* poco frecuente = infrequent.* poco fructífero = unfruitful.* poco gratificante = unrewarding, unsatisfying.* poco grato = unwelcome.* poco hábil = poor-ability.* poco habitual = unaccustomed.* poco halagador = unflattering.* poco halagüeño = unflattering.* poco hospitalario = inhospitable.* poco idóneo = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* poco iluminado = dimly illuminated.* poco imaginativo = unimaginative.* poco importante = menial, small-time.* poco impresionado = unimpressed.* poco informativo = uninformative.* poco intelectual = lowbrow [low-brow].* poco inteligente = unintelligent.* poco intenso = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].* poco interesante = dull, jackdaw, uninteresting, uninspiring, unremarkable.* poco juicioso = injudicious.* poco justificado = ill-justified.* poco listo = underprepared.* poco maduro = underripe.* poco más = little else.* poco materialista = unworldly.* poco memorable = forgettable.* poco mundano = unwordly.* poco natural = unnatural, stilted.* poco nítido = untidy.* poco normal = unnatural, unordinary, out of the ordinary.* poco novedoso = trite.* poco original = unoriginal.* poco ortodoxo = unorthodox.* poco poblado = thinly populated.* poco práctico = impractical, awkward.* poco preparado = underprepared.* poco probable = unlikely, far-fetched [farfetched].* poco productivo = unproductive.* poco profesional = amateurish, unprofessional.* poco profundo = shallow [shallower -comp., shallowest -sup.].* poco prometedor = bleak, unpromising.* poco propicio = unpromising, unpromising.* poco provechoso = fruitless, unrewarding.* poco prudente = ill-advised, ill-judged.* poco pulido = unpolished.* poco razonable = unreasonable.* poco realista = unrealistic, unreal, unwordly, way out in left field, airy-fairy.* poco recomendable = inadvisable.* poco refinado = unrefined, unpolished.* poco rentable = uneconomical.* poco representativo = unrepresentative.* poco romántico = unromantic.* poco sabido = little known.* poco saludable = unwholesome, insalubrious.* poco sano = unwholesome, insalubrious.* poco seguro = dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.].* poco sensato = ill-advised, injudicious, ill-judged.* poco sentimental = unsentimental.* poco serio = flippant.* poco sincero = insincere.* poco sistemático = sloppy [sloppier -comp., sloppiest -sup.].* poco social = unsocial.* poco sofisticado = elementary, unsophisticated, corn-fed.* poco sólido = insubstantial.* poco tiempo = short while, short time.* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.* poco tradicional = untraditional.* poco unido = loosely knit.* poco uniforme = patchy [patchier -comp., patchiest -sup.].* poco usado = little-used.* poco usual = unusual.* poco útil = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unhelpful.* poquito a poco = little by little.* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.* por mencionar uno pocos = just to name a few.* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.* por nombrar unos pocos = to name a few.* por poco dinero = cheaply.* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.* por si era poco = for good measure.* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* prestar poca atención a = give + little thought to.* pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.* quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).* quedar un poco = be some way off.* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.* que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.* qué poco común = how odd.* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.* resultar poco fructífero = prove + unfruitful.* roer poco a poco = eat away at.* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* sacar poco a poco = tease out.* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.* sangre poco espesa = thin blood.* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.* ser muy poco probable = be remote.* ser poco = be under-provided.* ser poco agradecido = be thankless.* ser poco eficaz = do + little.* ser poco reconocido = be thankless.* ser pocos = be few in number, be small in number.* ser un hecho poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser un hecho poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* servir de poco = be of little use.* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.* solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.* tener poca información = be information poor.* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.* tener pocas posibilidades de = have + little recourse.* tener poco que ver = have + little to do.* tener poco valor = be of little value.* trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.* unos pocos elegidos = a select few.* un poco = a bit, somewhat, slightly, something of, a little bit, kinda [kind of].* un poco áspero = roughish.* un poco como = kind of like.* un poco de = a measure of, a touch (of), a bit of, a piece of, a spot of, a splash of, a hint of.* un poco + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.* un poco obscuro = dusky.* un poco perdido = a bit at sea.* un poco rugoso = roughish.* usado con poca frecuencia = seldom used [seldom-used].* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.* utilizar poco = underutilise/under-utilise [underutilize/under-utilize, -USA].* vivienda poco digna = poor housing.* y poco más = and little more.* * *poco1es muy poco agradecido he is very ungrateful, he isn't at all gratefules un autor muy poco conocido he is a very little-known authorme resultó poco interesante I didn't find it very interesting, I found it rather uninterestinghabla poco he doesn't say much o a lotduerme poquísimo she sleeps very little, she doesn't sleep very muchviene muy poco por aquí he hardly ever comes aroundpoco y nada me ayudaron they hardly helped me at all… con lo poco que le gusta el arroz … and he doesn't even like ricemuy poco vino very little winemuy pocos niños very few childrenhemos tenido muy poca suerte we've been very unlucky, we've had very little luck¡qué poco sentido común tienes! you don't have much common sense, do you?tengo muy poca ropa I have hardly any clothes, I have very few clothesa poca gente se le presenta esa oportunidad not many people get that opportunityhay muy pocas mujeres en el gremio there are very few women in the tradeéramos demasiado pocos there were too few of us, there weren't enough of usfue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco it was amazing, I can't begin to tell youa esta mujer todo le parece poco this woman is never satisfiedme he olvidado del poco francés/de las pocas palabras que sabía I've forgotten the little French/the few words I knewle dio unos pocos pesos she gave him a few pesosA(poca cantidad, poca cosa): le serví sopa pero comió poca I gave her some soup but she only ate a little o she didn't eat muchsírvele poco, desayunó muy tarde don't give him (too) much, he had a late breakfastpor poco que gane, siempre es otro sueldo no matter how little o however little she earns o even if she doesn't earn much, it's still another salary coming inse conforma con poco he's easily satisfiedpoco faltó para que me pegara he nearly hit mepoco y nada saqué en limpio de lo que dijo what he said made little or no sense to melo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino he spends the little o what little he earns on winecompra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left o we have very few leftes un profesor como pocos there aren't many teachers like himpocos pueden permitirse ese lujo not many people can afford to do thatBhace muy poco que lo conoce she hasn't known him for very long, she's only known him a little whiletardó poco en pintar la cocina it didn't take him long to paint the kitchenfalta poco para las navidades it's not long till Christmas, Christmas isn't far offa poco de terminar el bombardeo soon o shortly after the bombing stoppeddentro de poco sale otro tren there'll be another train soon o shortlypoco antes de que ella se fuera a short while o shortly before she leftC1 (refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; (refiriéndose a tiempo) a while¿te sirvo un poco? would you like a little o some?descansemos un poco let's rest for a while, let's have a little restespera un poquito wait a little whiletodavía le duele un poquitín or poquitito it still hurts him a little2un poco de: ponle un poco de pimienta/vino add a little (bit of) pepper/winetiene un poco de fiebre he has a slight fever, he has a bit of a temperature o a slight temperature ( BrE)come un poco de jamón have a bit of o some o a little ham3un poco (hasta cierto punto): es un poco lo que está pasando en Japón it's rather like what's happening in Japanun poco porque me dio lástima partly because I felt sorry for him4 un poco + ADJ/ADV:un poco caro/tarde a bit o a little expensive/lateme queda un poco corto it's a bit short o a little short o slightly too short (for me)habla un poco más fuerte speak up a bit o a littleD ( en locs):¡a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! isn't Acapulco just fantastic!¡a poco ganaron! don't tell me they won!nos sacamos el gordo de la lotería — ¡a poco ! we won the big lottery prize — you didn't!agrégale la leche de a poquito add the milk gradually o a little at a timede a poquito se lo fue comiendo little by little o slowly she ate it all upen poco: en poco estuvo que nos ganaran they came very close to beating us, they very nearly beat usen poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't cometienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's livesme tienes bien en poco si me crees capaz de eso you can't think very highly o much of me if you think I could do such a thingpoco a poco or ( Méx) a poquito graduallypoco a poco la fueron arreglando they gradually fixed it up, they fixed it up little by littlepoco más o menos approximately, roughlyhabrán gastado unos dos millones, poco más o menos they must have spent in the neighborhood o ( BrE) region of two millionpoco menos que nearlyes poco menos que imposible it's well-nigh o almost o very nearly impossiblele pegó una paliza que poco menos que la mata ( fam); he gave her such a beating he almost o nearly killed herpoco menos que los echan a patadas ( fam); they practically kicked them outpor poco nearlypor poco nos descubren we were nearly found out* * *
poco 1 adverbio:◊ habla poco he doesn't say much o a lot;
es muy poco agradecido he is very ungrateful;
un autor muy poco conocido a very little-known author;
viene muy poco por aquí he hardly ever comes around;
para locs ver poco 2 4
poco 2 -ca adjetivo ( con sustantivos no numerables) little;
( en plural) few;
muy pocos niños very few children;
había poquísimos coches there were hardly any cars
■ pronombre
1 (poca cantidad, poca cosa):
por poco que gane … no matter how little o however little she earns …;
se conforma con poco he's easily satisfied;
todo le parece poco she is never satisfied;
pocos quisieron ayudar few were willing to help;
pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo not many people can afford to do that
2
hace muy poco que lo conoce she hasn't known him for very long;
tardó poco en hacerlo it didn't take him long to do it;
falta poco para las navidades it's not long till Christmas;
a poco de venir él soon o shortly after he came;
dentro de poco soon;
poco antes de que … a short while o shortly before …
3◊ un poco
( refiriéndose a tiempo) a while;◊ dame un poco I'll have some o a little;
espera un poco wait a whileb)
c) un poco + adj/adv:◊ un poco caro/tarde a bit o a little expensive/late
4 ( en locs)◊ a poco (Méx): ¡a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! isn't Acapulco just fantastic!;
¡a poco ganaron! don't tell me they won!;
de a poco (AmL) gradually, little by little;
poco a poco gradually;
poco más o menos approximately, roughly;
por poco nearly
poco,-a
I adjetivo
1 (con el sustantivo en singular) not much, little: tengo poco apetito, I haven't got much appetite
2 (con el sustantivo en plural) not many, few: conozco pocos lugares de Italia, I don't know many places in Italy
II pron (singular) little, not much
(plural) (objetos) few, not many
(personas) few people, not many people ➣ Ver nota en few
III adverbio
1 (con verbo) not (very) much, little: entiendo poco del tema, I don't understand much about the issue
2 (con adjetivo) not very: está poco claro, it's not very clear
3 (de tiempo) hace poco que nos conocemos, we met a short time ago
IV sustantivo masculino
1 (acompañado de adjetivo o adverbio) lo noté un poco molesto, I thought he was a bit annoyed
tendré que hacerlo un poco después, I'll have to do it a little later
2 (acompañando a un sustantivo) dame un poco de agua, give me a little water ➣ Ver nota en little
♦ Locuciones: a poco de, shortly after
dentro de poco, soon
poco a poco, little by little, gradually
poco antes/después, shortly before/afterwards
por poco, almost
' poco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abreviar
- aclimatarse
- adelgazar
- aguantar
- ahora
- alcornoque
- alentador
- alentadora
- algo
- antes
- apercibirse
- bagatela
- baja
- bajo
- brusca
- brusco
- bruta
- bruto
- buscar
- calentar
- cargada
- cargado
- cascada
- cascado
- cerebral
- chapucera
- chapucero
- chispa
- clara
- claro
- común
- cruda
- crudo
- cualquiera
- de
- dentro
- descuidada
- descuidado
- descuidarse
- desigual
- desmoronada
- desmoronado
- despatarrarse
- despistada
- despistado
- despreciable
- después
- desvaído
- disipar
- dudosa
English:
accomplice
- add to
- adjust
- aerial
- after
- afterwards
- along
- aloof
- amateurish
- balding
- bark
- belly
- bit
- black
- blind
- blow up
- boot
- by
- can
- careless
- chat
- comedown
- confusing
- cowboy
- degree
- derivative
- desultory
- disagreement
- disingenuous
- diving
- do
- dodgy
- doubtful
- dowdy
- earthy
- easy-going
- edge
- effect
- element
- evasion
- exist
- expect
- fall apart
- far-fetched
- fine
- flippant
- forge
- furnish
- fuzzy
- gradually
* * *poco, -a♦ adj(singular) little, not much; (plural) few, not many;de poca importancia of little importance;poca agua not much water;pocas personas lo saben few o not many people know it;hay pocos árboles there aren't many trees;tenemos poco tiempo we don't have much time;hace poco tiempo not long ago;dame unos pocos días give me a few days;esto ocurre pocas veces this rarely happens, this doesn't happen often;tengo pocas ganas de ir I don't really o much feel like going;poca sal me parece que le estás echando I don't think you're putting enough salt in, I think you're putting too little salt in;con lo poco que le gusta la ópera, y la han invitado a La Traviata it's ironic, considering how she dislikes opera, that they should have invited her to see La Traviata♦ pron1. [escasa cantidad] (singular) little, not much;* * *I adj sg little, not much; pl few, not many;un poco de a little;unos pocos a fewII adv little;trabaja poco he doesn’t work much;ahora se ve muy poco it’s seldom seen now;estuvo poco por aquí he wasn’t around much;poco conocido little known;poco a poco little by little;dentro de poco soon, shortly;hace poco a short time ago, not long ago;desde hace poco (for) a short while;por poco nearly, almost;¡a poco no lo hacemos! Méx don’t tell me we’re not doing it;de a poco me fui tranquilizando Rpl little by little I calmed down;por si fuera poco as if that weren’t o wasn’t enoughIII m:un poco a little, a bit* * *poco adv1) : little, not muchpoco probable: not very likelycome poco: he doesn't eat much2) : a short time, a whiletardaremos poco: we won't be very long3)poco antes : shortly before4)poco después : shortly afterpoco, -ca adj1) : little, not much, (a) fewtengo poco dinero: I don't have much moneyen no pocas ocasiones: on more than a few occasionspoca gente: few people2)pocas veces : rarelypoco, -ca pron1) : little, fewle falta poco para terminar: he's almost finisheduno de los pocos que quedan: one of the remaining few2)un poco : a little, a bitun poco de vino: a little wineun poco extraño: a bit strange3)¿a poco no se te hizo difícil?: you mean you didn't find it difficult?4)de a poco : little by little5)hace poco : not long ago6)poco a poco : little by little7)dentro de poco : shortly, in a little while8)por poco : nearly, almost* * *poco1 adj1. (singular) not much2. (plural) few / not manytiene pocos amigos he has few friends / he hasn't got many friendspoco2 adv1. (con verbos) not much2. (no mucho tiempo) not long3. (con adjetivos) not verypoco3 n a little / a bittengo de sobra, toma un poco I've got plenty, take a littlepoco4 pron1. (singular) not muchcompra café, que queda muy poco buy some coffee, there's not much left2. (plural) few / not many¿cuántos vinieron? pocos how many came? not many -
39 aide
aide [εd]1. feminine nouna. ( = assistance) help• à l'aide ! help!b. (en équipement, en argent etc) aid2. masculine noun, feminine noun( = personne) assistant3. compounds* * *
I
1. ɛdnom masculin et féminin ( dans un travail) assistant
2.
aide- (in compounds)aide-bibliothécaire/-cuisinier — assistant librarian/cook
aide-électricien/-mécanicien — electrician's/mechanic's mate GB ou helper US
aide-soignant — nursing auxiliary GB, nurse's aide US
Phrasal Verbs:
II ɛd1) ( secours) (d'individu, de groupe) help, assistance; (d'État, organisme) assistanceà l'aide de — with the help ou aid of
venir à l'aide de quelqu'un — to come to somebody's aid ou assistance
2) ( en argent) aid [U]•Phrasal Verbs:* * *ɛd1. nmf2. nf1) (= secours, assistance) help, assistancealler à l'aide de qn — to go to sb's aid, to go to help sb
venir en aide à qn — to help sb, to come to sb's assistance
à l'aide de [outil] — with, with the aid of
J'ai réussi à ouvrir la boîte à l'aide d'un couteau. — I managed to open the tin with a knife.
2) [organisations humanitaires ou charitables] aid3) (= contribution financière, subvention) financial assistance* * *A nmf ( dans un travail) assistant.B nf1 ( secours) (d'individu, de groupe) help, assistance; (d'État, organisme) assistance; appeler à l'aide to call for help; à l'aide! help!; avec/sans l'aide de qn with/without sb's help; à l'aide de with the help ou aid of [tournevis, dictionnaire, police]; proposer son aide à qn to offer to help sb; apporter son aide à qn to help sb; il m'a apporté une aide considérable he was a great help to me; venir/aller à l'aide de qn to come/to go to sb's aid ou assistance; venir en aide à qn ( financièrement) to help ou aid sb;2 ( en argent) ( à un pays) aid ¢; ( aux démunis) aid ¢, allowance ∁; (à une industrie, un organisme) aid ¢, subsidy ∁; ( pour un projet) aid ¢, grant ∁; recevoir des aides de to receive financial backing ou aid from [État, organisme]; les aides à la famille financial aid for families; recevoir une aide de 2 000 euros to receive 2,000 euros in aid.aide de camp aide-de-camp; aide au développement foreign aid; aide à domicile home help GB, home helper US; aide familiale mother's help GB, mother's helper US; aide française international aid programmeGB; aide judiciaire legal aid; aide légale = aide judiciaire; aide maternelle = aide familiale; aide médicale health care; aide médicale gratuite free health care; aide ménagère = aide à domicile; aide au retour incentive for voluntary repatriation; aide sociale social security benefits GB, welfare benefits US.ⓘ Aide au retour A government measure to encourage the repatriation of foreign nationals who wish to return to their country of origin.ⓘ Aide française This refers to the government programme of international aid, mainly directed to French-speaking countries in Africa.ⓘ Aide judiciaire The legal aid available to those whose income is below a certain level. This includes awards for the costs of a case and also free initial legal consultations.I[ɛd] nom fémininavec l'aide de mon frère with help from my brother ou my brother's helpelle y est arrivée sans l'aide de personne she succeeded with no help at all ou unaided ou without anyone's helpoffrir son aide à quelqu'un to give somebody help, to go to somebody's assistance2. INFORMATIQUEaide contextuelle ou en ligne online help3. [don d'argent] aidaide judiciaire ≃ legal aid————————aides nom féminin plurielà l'aide de locution prépositionnelle1. [avec] with the help of2. [au secours de]aller/venir à l'aide de quelqu'un to go/to come to somebody's aidII[ɛd] nom masculin3. MILITAIRE————————[ɛd] nom féminina. [travailleuse familiale] home helpb. [jeune fille au pair] au pair -
40 project
1. noun• to project o.s. se projeter( = jut out) faire saillie4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ Lorsque project est un nom, l'accent tombe sur la première syllabe: ˈprɒdʒekt, lorsque c'est un verbe, sur la seconde: prəˈdʒekt.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━‼|/b] [b]project is not always translated by projet.* * *1. ['prɒdʒekt]2) School dossier m (on sur); University mémoire m (on sur)2. ['prɒdʒekt]research project — programme m de recherches
3. [prə'dʒekt]project manager — gen directeur/-trice m/f de projet; Construction maître m d'œuvre
transitive verb1) (throw, send) projeter [object]; envoyer [missile]; faire porter [voice]; donner [image]2) ( transfer) projeter [guilt, doubts, anxiety]3) ( estimate) prévoir4) Cinema, Physics, Mathematics projeter5) Geography faire la projection de4. [prə'dʒekt]2) Theatre [actor] passer la rampe5.projected past participle adjective [figure, deficit] prévu6. [prə'dʒekt]1) ( make an impression) faire impression2)
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